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Match the following transcontinental/long-distance railways with their respective countries: List I (Railway) — List II (Country) P. Indian Pacific — 1. Russia Q. Trans-Siberian — 2. Australia R. Canadian Pacific — 3. Canada S. Orient Express — 4. Europe (Paris to Istanbul) Codes:

Correct answer: (A) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4.

Indian Pacific is matched with Australia, Trans-Siberian with Russia, Canadian Pacific with Canada, and Orient Express with the Paris-to-Istanbul European route.

  1. (A)

    P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4

  2. (B)

    P-1, Q-2, R-4, S-3

  3. (C)

    P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3

  4. (D)

    P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-4

Explanation

Indian Pacific is the Australian match: Tourism Australia describes it as a Sydney-to-Perth train journey across the continent, covering 4,352 kilometres. Trans-Siberian belongs to Russia because Britannica identifies it as the world's longest single rail system, running across Russia between Moscow and Vladivostok. Canadian Pacific is the Canadian entry on Canada's transcontinental Vancouver-Montreal railway, and Parks Canada describes a Canadian Pacific service as a transcontinental Canadian train. Orient Express completes the European match because Britannica describes it as a luxury train that ran from Paris to Constantinople, now Istanbul. Therefore the sequence is P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (B) Indian Pacific is the Australian Sydney-Perth train, while Trans-Siberian is the Russian Moscow-Vladivostok railway.
  • (C) Canadian Pacific is Canadian, while Orient Express is the Paris-to-Istanbul European route.
  • (D) Indian Pacific belongs to Australia, Trans-Siberian belongs to Russia, and Canadian Pacific is Canadian rather than Russian.

Concept

World Geography transport-network preparation covers landmark long-distance railways through country-route matching. RAS uses such routes because they combine map awareness with economic and historical geography.

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